Kiev is blocking the work of the political subgroup, because it seeks a military solution to the conflict in Donbass, and not a diplomatic one, told RIA Novosti the plenipotentiary of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in the contact group for resolving the conflict, DPR Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova.
“Kiev is blocking the work of the political group because it does not at all intend to negotiate peacefully with us. This is evidenced by the draft law on the transitional period and the version of the road map that the Ukrainian side sent us and which contradicts the set of measures by 78%. Kiev does not even want to talk to us about the special status of Donbass”, Nikonorova said.
In her opinion, Kiev is striving “more towards a military solution to the conflict, rather than a diplomatic one,” therefore, it blocks the dialogue on a political settlement under any pretexts.